Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-10-27
TESTING THE HEAT OF THE HEAD.
The Little Machine Which DR.. Ham.
mond Used on ,Jay Gould.


The Little Machine Which DR.. Ham,
mond Used on Jay Gould.
The other day, says The NeW Yorb
Tribune. Jay Gould visited the Office Of
DR.. William Hammond, on West Fifty
fourth street. for tue purpose of finding
out what, il anything, was the matter
with his head He had been troubled
with neuralgia and insomnia, and de-
cded that he would have DR.. Ham
mond test his Uranium with his wonder.
full ,thermo-clectric dilferential calori-
meter. Within half an hour after Mr..
Gould's visit the doctor was over
whclmed with questions as to the ma
ture Of the Wall street magnate's NAL
adv. The questions came by telegraph.
BY messenger, aud by personal entreaty,
for the most part, Of course. from
people interested in the stock market.
A Tribune reporter. who desired to
learn the opinion of the ex-surgeon gen.
eral Of the army in regard to the pro-
posed service pension bill. which is
now the subject of discussion in army
and navy circles, called on the doct or
yesterday, and. before entering upon
that topic, incidentally asked him what
was the result of his examination of
Mr.. Gould's head.
Il shall not tell vou." replied DR..
Hammond. with professional wariness.
al never talk about the cases of my
patients. If did, l might often give
out points, which would make serious
changes in stock quotations in Wall
street and that would be manifestly
improper and dishonest on my part.
But" continued he. IF you will step
with me into my examination-room. l
will show You the machine examined
Mr.. Gould's head with"
The calorimcter rested upon table
before the darkened window The
doctor explained that it was the inven-
ton of DR.. j. S. Lombard, formerly
assistant professor of phrenology at
Harvard. Its action is demonstrated
by means of delicate needle upon the
face of graduated circular scale,
about three inches in diameter. The
heat of the various portions of the
head. which It registers, Is changed
into electricity by applying the thermo-
electric poles. which are similar to the
handles Of Il galvanic battery, when the
needle simultaneously records the re-
suits. So delicate is this instrument
that the heat generated by the agita-
ton of the wings of bee. at the end
of II tin tube three feet long placed
against one of the poles will be record
ed by the needle.
"In healthy right-handcd person"
said the doctor 1.-The left side of the
head is hotter than the right side. The
forehead also is hotter than the back
Of the head. in a state of health. If the
person be left-handed, the right side
will be hotter. BY means OF this
instrument can detect and locate a
clot of blood upon the brain of pa
tient. Now, if you will st in this
chair where Mr. Gould sat, facing the
instrument. | will show you how it
works. You are left-handed, eh?"
Il am not replied the reporter.
Then" said the doctor. "if your
head is all right when place the poles
against either side of it the needle
will move toward the window"
The needle moved toward the
window.
II will now change the poles to your
forehead and the back of your head. II
your head is in healthy condition the
needle will move toward YOU.
The change in the manner of appli,
cation caused the needle to move
toward the reporter.
"lf it is any satisfaction to YOU"
said DR.. Hammond you may be pleas.
ell to know that your head is level"
Except to say that the needles moved
similarly, when Mr.. Gould occupied
the chair. however, the doctor would
reveal nothing as TO the condition o.
his famous patients head. 1t wa.
learned elsewhere, nevertheless. thai
Mr.. Gould's fears for the condition o.
his brain have been qu cted by The
action of the doctors little machine
and that h S sleep has returned TO hin
and his neuralgia has in grea
measure departed Most people il
Wall street will be glad to hear that h,
is not so much awake as he has been 0
late.
In regard to the pension discussion
the exsurgeon general said he wa
earnestly in favor of giving pens OF
to all volunteers who needed assistance
and that. while it was a subject whicI
ought to be well considered before al
opinion was expressed, he thought tina
the monthly amount should be grade,
in accordance with the time the veteran
had served. But he was utterly agans
pensoning drafted men or substitutes
"These men," sad ne. event only be
cause they were obliged to, and deserv
no pension. But the men VIII
volunteered, especially those who wen
at the beginning of the struggle, shout
receive the aid OF the government
they need it. and | am not prepared I
say that they ought not to be pension
ed ANYWAY"